Safety-razor and blade-holder.



W. M. EVANS,Y

SAFETY DAzoD ADD BLADE HOLDER.

APPLICATION( FLED MAY l0, 1918. v L288,85 Patented Deo. 24, 1918.

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W. M. EVANS.`

SAFETY RAZOR AND BL'ADE HOLDER.

APIYLICATION FILED MAY l0, 1918.

ly288,85% Patented Dec. 24, 1918.

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WILLAM M. EVANS, 0F TAMA, FLORIDA.

i SAFETY-RZOR AND BLADE-HOLDER. i

' ispeemcation of Letters Patent.. Patented Dec. 241,` 1918.

`imp iication inea may 1o, 1918. serial No. 233,799.-

State of` Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSafety-Razors and Blade-Holders; and I do hereby declare lthelfollowi'ng to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enableothers skilled inthe art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

The present invention relates to improve ments in safety` razors andblade holders, and has for an object to provide a combination devicewhich is useful both as a razor for shaving purposes and in additionadapted to serve as a holder for blades during stropping operations.

In the accompanying drawings forming a partof this application, and inwhich similar reference symbols indicate corresponding parts in theseveral views: y

Figure 1 shows a side view of a combined safety-razor and blade holderprovided in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a bottom edge'view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a siderelevational view showing the parts opened out.

Fig. 5 is a vertical'sectionalview taken on the line' 55 in Fig. 1. iFig. 6 is a similar viewt-algen on the line 6-6 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 4 with the blade and guard removed.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the elon .gated bar.

Fig. 9 is a similar view showing the two short bars.

Fig. 10 is a side elevationalview, partly.

broken away, andeshowing the device for use as a blade holder forstropping purposes.

Fig. 11 is a vertical sectional view taken` Fig. 14 shows a side view ofan improved f guard used in connection with the present invention; and

` Fig. 15 is a sectional view taken on the line 15-15 in Fig. 14.

Referring more particularly to the drawportion 3 alo'n ings, designatesan elongated bar-provided.

with a central elongated slotA 2, acut-away portion 3 is made. 'l

A relatively short bar 5 is pivoted as indicated at 6 at one endof saidelongated bar 1, and there' is preferably placed between the elongated'bar and' said short bar 5 at the pivits loweredge and burs 4 Ipro]ecting at right angles therefrom on the opposite side to that in which thecut-away otal point 6 a spacing washer17 which apy pears in Figs. 6 and10. y'Ihev short bar 5 is formed with perforations 8 to receive the endsof the burs 4 and with a slot 9 opening through its free end, and whichis formed by a relatively short upper prong lO'and an elongated prong 11which projects 'a dis- At the opposite end of the elongated bar 1 ispivoted, as indicated at 12, a second relatively short bar 13 having acut-away lower edge 14 of dimensions similar to the cutaway part 3 inthe bar 1 and being further provided with a slot 14 at its free endformed by an upper elongated prong 15 and a lower relativelyshort prong16.` The prongs on the free ends of the bars and 13 are arranged tointerfit when the bars are swung down Ito the iower 'horizontal positionagainst the elongated bar 1v in thevmanner ceived forms a lock whichprevents the shortbar from swinging out of the horizontal position. I 'nFigs. 1, 2 and 3 this pin 17 is tance beyond the end of said upper prong10.

shown engaged in the slot 9 holding the I short bar locked; while-inFig. 10 thespin 17 is shown occupying the other slot 14 of the short bar13 which is accordingly locked lin position.

A. U-shaped handle 18 is carried by and serves to shift the pin 17 inthe slot 2; this v handle -18 being also useful to swing up in eitherdirection aboutsaid pivot 17 in order tov tightly embrace the elongatedbar 1 and either of the -bars 5 or 13, whereby topress these bars firmlyagainst the razor blade which is; held therebetween.

All 0f the above parts are.4 preferably made of flexiblemetal which'will afford aj tight gripping action. y In Fig. 12 I show an improvedrazor blade 19 having the spaced perforations 20 adapt- 55 "moved intothe slot 14 and forms a lock for said short bar 13, as indicated in Fig.10.,

ed to fit over the "burs 4, and also formed edges and coperates with thedouble guard e 22 shown morev particularly and 15.`

Perforations 23 are provided in the guard 22 to enable it to be receivedover the burs in Figs. 14

4, and a slot 24 in the end thereof is arranged to be occupied by thevspacing washer An elongated groove 25 is made in one i face of theguard: 22, and'is of'such dimeny sions as to receive the short bar 5 inthe manner shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

The operation of the invention may be brieiy described as follows:

Assuming the parts to be shown as in Fig. 7, the device may be used as asafety razor by first swinging' the short bar 5 to the right so as' toenable the blade 19 to be placed against the elongated bar 4, `which isdone by engaging the perforations 20 with the burs 4, After the blade 19has been put in place, the guard 22 is thereafter in a similarway'fitted over the burs 4, and the short bar 5 may be then swung backto the left and brought down opposite the 30 f elongated bar 1, lwhereit will snap into the groove 25 of the guard.. The pin 17 and handle 18will, of course, be removed to the left in slot 2 to permit the shortbar 5 to descend to the full horizontal position, after vwhich the pin"17 is again moved to the extreme right, as shown in Fig. 1, where itwill form a lock toprevent the further swinging-in either direction ofsaid short bar 5. The handle 18 itself is now swung upwardly from theposition shown in Fig.

7 to that shown in Fig. 1, and it will tightly .embrace the bars 1. and5 and cause a clamping action to be exerted on the guard and blade. Thedevice is now in readiness for shaving, and after the operation theblade and guard may be removed by reversing the operations justdescribed.

The device is also useful for sharpening Vblades and is constructed toform a blade holder for receiving such blades as the Gillette, DurhamDupleX, 'Ever Ready and other razor blades.

For stropping, -the opposite short bar 13 is employed to clamp the bladebetween same and the elongated bar 1. The pin 17 is The 1 handle 18 islikewisev swung up to the left to em'brace the bars 1 and y13, wherebythe blade will be tightly clamped in place. The cut-away parts 3 and 14in the bars 41 and 13, respectively, are provided to receive thebackings 26 which are found on such razor blades as the Ever Readylblade shown at 27 in Figs. 10 and v11. The co- 'clamped tightly againstmeans provided at the free ends .short bars whereby4 to hold same mesetaoperation 0f the cut-away parts with such backing 26 also serves to holdthe blade againstA displacement whi e stropping.

From the foregoing it will be appreciated that I have provided anexceedingly simple implement adapted to serve both as a safety razor forshaving and a blade holder for sharpening, and which may be manufacturedVat small cost. y.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details ofconstruction and arrangements of parts without departing from the spiritof my invention,and therefore l do not wish to be limited to suchAvfeatures except as may be required Yby the claims.

-I claim:

1. A device -of the character described including an elongated bar,means at one end of said bar for receiving razor blade and guard, arelatively short bar pivoted on said elongated bar and adapted to clampsaid blade and guard in position, asecond short bar pivoted at theopposite end of said elongated bar and adapted to form with saidelongatedv bar a razor blade holder, and means whereby said short barsmay be said elongated bal', substantially as described.

2. A device of the character describedv including an elongated bar,relatively short bars pivoted at opposite endsof said elongated bar, arazor blade and guard received between said elongated bar and one ofsaid short bars to provide a razor, said elongated bar and the other ofsaid short bars adapted to receive a blade for stropping purposes, and ahandle for clamping either of said short bars tightly against saidelongated bar, substantially as described.

3. A device of the character described including anelongated bar,

short bars pivoted to the ends of said elongated bar, a razor blade andguard received between said elongated bar and one of said short bars toprovide a razor, other of said short bars arranged to receive a bladeforstropping purposes, and locking means provided at the free ends of saidshort bars whereby to hold same in the clamping position, substantiallyas described. f

4. A device of the character described. including an elongated bar,short bars pivoted to the ends of said elongated bar, a razor blade andguard received between said elongated bar and one of said short bars toprovide a razor, said elongated bar and the other of said short barsarranged to receive a blade for stropping purposes, locking of said I inthe clamping position, and means `for binding either of said barstightly against.said elon- .gatedbar, substantially as described.

`11o sald elongated bar and the cluding an 'elongated bar, a razor bladeand guard received against said elongated bar, said guard having agroove therein, a short spring bar pivoted on said elongated bar wherebyto swing in a plane parallel with said elongated bar, said short springbar adapted to snap into the groove in said guard when the short bar isswung to a position albngside said. elongated( bar, and means forholding said short bar in place, substantially as described.

6. A device of the character described including an elongated bar, bursprojecting from said'elongated bar, aperforated blade fitting over saidburs, a perforated guard also fitting over said burs and having a groovetherein, a short bar pivoted on said elongated bar and adapted to springinto the groove in said guard, said short bar also having perforationsto receive the ends of saidburs, a handle adapted to clamp said shortbar tightlyvagainst said elongated bar, and locking means carried bysaid handle and adapted to engage the free end of said short bar,substantially as described.

7. A device of the character described including an elongated bar, arazor blade and guard fitted against said bar, a short bar pivoted onsaid elongated bar and adapted to clamp said blade and guardthereagainst, said short bar having a slot in its free end, a handle forembracing said bars, and a pin carried by said handle and adapted to fitin said slot to lock the short bar, substantially as described.

8. A device of the character described including an elongated bar havinga slot there- 9. In a device of the character described, a bar, a secondbar pivoted to said first mentioned bar, a spacing washer between thepivoted ends of said bars, a blade having a slot therein receiving saidspacing washer, a guard also having a slot therein receiving saidwasher, said blade and guard adapted to be clamped between said bars,means for embracing said bars to hold the same in binding position onthe said blade and guard, and means for lockingxthe bars in bindingposition, substantially as described.

10. In a device of the character described, the combination of' anelongated bar, a pair of short bars pivoted one at each end of saidelongated bar, a razor and guard fitted between said elongated bar andone of saidshort bars to provide a razor, the other of said short barsadapted to coperate with the elongated bar to provide a blade holder forstropping, a swinging handle adapted to embrace said elongated bar andeither of said short bars, and locking means provided between the freeends of said short bars and said handle, substantially as described.

11. In a device of the character described, the combination of anelongated bar having a central slot therein, burs projecting from saidbar at one side of said slot, a razor blade having perforations fittedover said burs, a guard also having perforations like' wise fitted oversaid burs, a short bar pivoted at one end of said elongated bar and alsohaving perforations received over the ends of said burs whereby to clampthe blade and guard in position, a second short bar pivoted at theopposite end of said elongated bar and providing therewith a bladeholder for stropping, a handle adapted to embrace saidv elongated andshort bars, a pin carried by said handle and movable in said slot, saidshort bars having slots in their free ends also provided* to receivesaid pin whereby to lock same, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature.

WILLIAM M. EVANS.

